For instance, in 2011, Gary DeMar, the president of American Vision, defended some county commissioners in North Carolina who opened their meetings with prayers in Jesus’ name. As part of the defense, DeMar wrote that “In 1807, Jefferson signed a federal passport that allowed the ship Hershel to proceed on its Journey to London and dated the letter September 24, 1807 using an official government form that included “in the year of our Lord Christ.”[49]
There is nothing inaccurate or even misleading here. This side-swipe at DeMar is unnecessary. The punch doesn’t quite land.
